The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-19

resources. Instead Of this, We should
diversity our crops and our industries
and patronize home enterprises. Such q
course would restore and increase our
prosperity. A,sUFFERER.
I: OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsH1saros, D. O.. May 1e, 1887
Thursday, May 18th, 1887. the second
day of the annual reunion of the Army
of the Cumberland was;an eventful one,
both in the history of that organization,
and in the history Of Washington as the
daE upon which the bronze statue of Gar
field donated by the Army of Cumber-
lard was formally presented tothe people
of the Nation. The day was perfect
specimen of Washington spring weather.
AT an early hour in the morning small
detachments of troops of militia and
other organizations that were tospartici.
pate;in the parade took possession of the
streets, and the music of bands Was
heard in every quarter. At noon the
executive departments were closed and
added their quota to the throngs on the
sidewalks. .
The proceedings attending the unveil-
+ ino of. the statue we're interesting and
largely attended. The Grafton was
delivered by Gen. j. W. Keifer, who
upon the part of the monument commit.
tee of the Army of the Cumberland
transferred the statue to Gen. Sheridan,
as General Of the Army, and by him it
was formally presented to the President
of:the United States.
The statue, which is q bronze, is the
sdesign of the sculptor Ward; who also
designated the equestrian statue Of Gen.
Thomas, in this city. 1t ia 10 feet s
incheasin height and represents Garfield
facing the west, in tho act sof delivering
an address; With his right hand resting
on q column and manuscript held in
his left. The pose of the figure is easy
and unconventional. Recumbent ideal
figures at each corner of the triangular
pedestal represent the student, the war
rior and the statesman, typifying the
three epochs In Gen Gar6eld's career.
Bronze tablets above the figures bear 8
globe, a,trumpet and sword and g laurel
wreath, inclosing the scales of justice.
The inscriptions upon the shaft are
placed upon three sides as follows:
Southwest face "JamesGA. Carried, 1881
1881; on the,Southeast face, "Major
General q. S.A., Member of Congress,
Senator and President of the United
States OF America =" on the North face,
Erected BY his Comrades of the Society
fthe Army Of the Cumberland, May IL,
1872 The erection of the statue Was
[.autho.ized at the meeting Of the society
at Chattanooga. in 1881, and nine mem.
Ebers were appointed to select design
and snperintend its construction. The
committee upon the day of the unyeiling
paid over to the sculpturer, Mr.. Ward,
$56,7s4 in full settlement Of his claim.
Preparations for the National Drill
have been about completed, aud the com.
mittee have received notice that several
oftheavisiting companies will arrive in
the city and go in to camp during the
present week.
A meeting of the Washington Monu.
lment Association was held on Wednes.
day last to consider as to the proper
course to pursue in order to protect the
memorial stones which have been set in
the interior of the Monument, from
further injury BY relic hunters who
abuse the privilege which has been
accorded them Of visiting the Monument,
by chipping, aud otherwise defacing the
structure. Some Of the expensive stones
which were presented by foreign govern.
ments and BY States and societies, have
been nearly ruined. The celebrated
"Neyada" stone, which has been 80
greatly admired by all visitors to the
Monument and is considered to be one
of the most expensive and beautiful of
the memorial stones, has been badly dis.
figured, several of the massive silver
letters upon its face have been detached
and carried away. After carefully con.
sidering the subject it vss unanimously
decided BY the Association that the
Monument should hereaftessbs . closed to
visitors, until Congress shall take such
action in'the premises as will efectually
protect the structure from these acts Of
vandalism. The Monument will be
closed on the last day of the National
Drill.
The city has been flo. ded during the
past few days with counterfeit silver
dollars of the issue of 1884. The couu.
terfeit is considered to be one of the best
that has heretofore been detected. The
size, and general appearance of che coun-
terfeit is identical with that of the genu.
inc coin. and the "riDg," is 80 perfec. as
to deceive an expert. The weight Of the
counterfeit is slightly below the standard,
and it is by this alone that the friend
may be detected.
+ Where these coins came from, or how
many oil them have been put into circu-
lstion is a mystery which as yet has not
been solved. A large number of mer.
chants and other business men have been
deceived. by the coins, and in one instance
sixty.five of the counterfeit dollars were
taken in by prominent merchant upon
Seventh street before the fraud was
detected. H.
A Kentucky Woman's Speed.
Mrs. Sophia Kaufman fled an applica.
ton for divorce in Louisville at tan
O'Clock Monday morning; at two o'clock
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